B-262051,B-262051.2: Nov 21, 1995

A firm protested a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract award for technical support services, contending that FAA: (1) failed to hold meaningful discussions regarding its bid deficiencies; (2) unreasonably evaluated the technical proposals; and (3) performed an improper cost-realism analysis of the awardee's bid. GAO held that FAA: (1) was not required to discuss every weakness in the pr...

B-262051,B-262051.2: Nov 21, 1995

Protest that contracting agency improperly failed to conduct meaningful discussions with the protester is denied where the weaknesses first identified to the firm during its debriefing did not preclude award to the firm and did not render the firm's proposal deficient. Protest that contracting agency improperly evaluated protester's technical/program management proposal is denied where the record...